New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
INSPECTING THE BUILDING.


When the address was concluded the visitors ln-
spcctcd the hospital ana clinic and were delighted
with all that they SAN. Both Institutions are
supcrbly equipped. and each III It's line represents
the present hIs-water mark Oi medical >el'hc'.
Both Institutions are IN u large measure aulun,>
TO the college Ui In, >,idAS ana surgeons, lac
prnceIy -, ot IA, elder Mr. vanderbilt, ana VIII
greatly Increase the opportunities for acqulrin-
prtctlcat knO" Ndg' oi medicine ana sul gerry Mil'h
that Institution ALREADY oAcrs 10 students. bCih
bindings stand Oh the ground IN icn,h-aNe. b.
tween flity-ninth and SAtIcth SIS, when Mr.
Nandcrbilt gave 10 the college. Inc Maternity
Hospital j. AT the northeast conner 81 fiilk -hh'u-
81. and Icuth-aNc. II Il brick. four STORES hi@h
with basement, substantial looking and hand
some without b,iug or lie.
Not boasifully but with the assurance which mn
naturally have who are sure OF their facts, Dr.
MarI,oc. the house Physician and the faculty 4
the college declare That II II tie best hospital n
the kind in the world. One sole Idea has govt
crgcd It's conSt ruct Ion-that everything should 20
the best possible for attaining the end ~ lcN
Neither skill nor expense hns been spared. The
sanitary arIan gcmentS and the devices Tor securing
thurOu IN vent laIon are what nj present nj l'aN1
would be called perfect. Perhaps person win
aesthetic tauclts might object IL the seeming
ohtruSNe cleanliness ol the place. IN" walls arc
Of immaculate Wilderness. the wamSc"tin-> ar az
marble. the floors of the halls are of marble vac
hospital wards are whtc-tllcd. the IRON h'd>t''is
white. tho linen Il white everything j. "l ,n'
snowy Wilderness That the presence of SIecA Vt'
dust or an atom OF dirt Is at once revealed
ARRANGrNrTr oF iHH WARDS.
containing only four beds The object OF ms
10 secure greater ease and quiet for the Iatien'S
There arr thiry-tNO beds in all There al"
couple Of rooms for solating cases that nectNN1laie
the exercise OF that prcautlon. Miss iarti'' {"
butcher, formerly matrOn OF the Emergency H"s.
ptnl, Will have charge of the nurses. " BleS>,1
are the poor VIII have II double meaning ioi t'o
poor women who are fortunate enough 10 ma
tcmporr, abiding place AT the Maternity lio>p,'V'
It. Is intended that the hospital shall De aOSo-
lutely free. ~
The Board OF Managers consists of DR.. james w.
McIanc president Cornelius Vanderbilt IMAM
ID. Sloane DR.. Francis Dclaicld and DR. Jolh ~
Dalton. The hospital staff comprises rr NJ T..
Gaillard Thomas. consult ne physician pr. ~
Lane, attending physician: DR.. T.. l., l"r'rSs,
constant physician, aud DIR. James ". Eafhss
house ply stefan. DIR. Markoc was IN HNhH'Ip
when hc received telegram Offering nm III, ~ ~
ton. lie didn't hesitate a moment about 49,
ing and il dclig htcd with the prospect before I'M
Mrs PEEK who has had W de- cAlereucr III ',oNp liz
matters is the mairon. Ii should he SAID tla' t"J
hospital IL insured "a INST lr' b. the Slnlii' h''
of building il absolutely hre-prooi. ,osi
The Vanderbilt Clinic stands on tie soit"o{
corner of SiAticth.st. and 1cnth-aye. * IL co~